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Blue in Tallahassee? Unheard of!

Sports fans know that the two major Florida colleges are rivals: Florida State University(Tallahassee; colors: garnet and gold) and University of Florida (Gainesville; colors: blue and orange). That being understood, one knows that blue is not a popular color here in Tallahassee...

I went blueberry picking today - it was very cool! Well, it was actually very hot, but I'm so glad I went out and did this. Drove about 20 miles outside of town to a little blueberry farm. It's an honor system where the farmer has one-gallon buckets and bags available for picking. When done, you drop your money in a wooden bird house. At $8 per gallon, I couldn't go wrong!

I'm now faced with the dilemma of what to do with two gallons of blueberries. I had fantasies of making jam but that's not going to happen until my first paycheck. My friend ZeldaMae suggested blueberry pancakes or muffins. Pancakes I can handle, through them in the Bisquick mix. But muffins, that's a little too adventurous for me right now.

I am freezing them (yes, I know to freeze them on a pan then into a bag) for the day I get my canning supplies. Guess what everyone's getting for Christmas????

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Jenn, I am commenting to save your hide. Should Matt-A read this entry, he might get a bit unruffled. University of Florida (UF-blue and orange) is in Gainesville and Florida State University (FSU-garnet and gold) is in Tallahassee. Unfortunately people are a bit picky, I'm just an amuzed observer. LOL

Since I've received some inquiries as to where I went blueberry picking, hope this helps:

In 2005 and in July 2007, I went to Beare's Berries in Havana. However, when visited in 2007, it wasn't on the honor system and a man weighed the berries and collected the money, $4 a pound. Not sure if at the end of the season they make it an honor system.

Take 27 North and turn left onto SR 159/SR 12 - Havana Highway (there is an earlier turn for SR 159 but don't turn on that, like I did!). If they still have blueberries, there should be a sign (here's a photo on the new blog post) http://qkgirltallahassee.blogspot.com/2007/06/spam-i-am-not-and-i-like-blueberries.html

There's also this site which is useful: http://www.pickyourown.org/FLpanhandle.htm

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